Hope Steele

With the rising demand for sustainable renewable resources, microorganisms capable of producing bioproducts such as bioplastics are attractive. While many bioproduction systems are well-studied in model organisms, investigating non-model organisms...

Fibrosis is the result of extracellular matrix protein deposition and remains a leading cause of death in USA. Despite major advances in recent years, there remains an unmet need to...

With the increasing demand for sustainably produced renewable resources, it is important to look towards microorganisms capable of producing bioproducts such as biofuels and bioplastics. Though many systems for bioproduct...

Understanding the interplay between immune and structural cells is important for studying fibrosis and inflammation; however, primary immune cell isolation from organs that are typically enriched in stromal cells, like...

Mucus secretion is an important feature of asthma that highly correlates with morbidity. Current therapies, including administration of mucolytics and anti-inflammatory drugs, show limited effectiveness and durability, underscoring the need...